2022-2023年甘肃省兰州市大学英语6级大学英语六级

2022-2023年甘肃省兰州市大学英语6级大学英语六级学校:________班级:________姓名:________考号:________

一、2.ReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)(20题)1.Tograbtheinterviewer'sattention,itisnecessarytoedittimeandtimeagainandmakearesumethatis______.

2.

Whenyourequestcash,themoneymoveselectronicallyfromyouraccounttothehost'saccountto______.

3.

Wheneveryoucatchnegativesaying,youshould______.

A.avoidcreatingresistance

B.questionyourowntalk

C.trytothinkpositively

D.turnaroundandstopthinking

4.

Natural,finelytunedpatternsofhumanreproductionhave______bysettledagricultureandurbanliving.

5.

Thosepeoplewhohavesetupcorrectgoalswillalwaysbehappy.

A.YB.NC.NG

6.

Whatisthemaindifficultyinmakingfriendsacrosscountries?

A.Differencesinexpectationstofriendship.

B.Alackofappreciationoffriendship.

C.Differencesinlanguage.

D.Differencesinlivingstyles.

7.

JosephThsetanGerganservesforIndianDepartmentofScienceandTechnology.

A.YB.NC.NG

8.

Itfoundthatincreasesinairpollutiontendedto______.

9.

OneoftheeducationalactivitiesinEastHarlemHealthyHeartProgramis______.

10.VirtuallyallpatientschoosetotoleratesideeffectswhenconfrontedwiththechoicebetweendyingfromHIV-AIDSandsideeffects.

11.

Accordingtodifferentcultures,negotiationscanbeconductedthroughdirect,face-to-facecommunicationorindirect

12.

Theauthorpointsoutthatjustlikepeoplefromdifferentcultures,menandwomenhaveproblemswith______

13.

______ishighlyadvisedbeforethedecisiononthecolorschemeisdecidedandpracticalpaintingworksinitiates.

14.TheauthortellsthestoryofNormanPaintingtoillustrate______.

A.theBBC'seducativerolefortheworkingclass

B.thepopularityoftheBBCinthe1930s

C.BBC'sinfluenceonordinarypeople'scareerdevelopment

D.theBritish'slovefortheBBCanditsjustificationforgovernmentalsupport

15.

Today'sU.S.athletesusuallyavoidbeinglikearolemodelsincethatwillruintheirreputation.

A.YB.NC.NG

16.

Detractorsofculturalimperialismthinkthatculturaldominationendangers______.

17.

Consumersareencouragedtobuylow-fatmilkratherthan____________________.

18.

Groundseaisformedwhentwoplatesareslidingtowardeachotherandaretightlypushingtogether.

A.YB.NC.NG

19.

Besideslowbirthrate,______isanotherfactorthatfuelsthetrendofruralpopulationinpartsofEurope.

20.TheperiodanunemployedpersoncangetUIbenefitsislimitedtonomorethan______inmoststates.

二、3.ListeningComprehension(20题)21.(38)

22.听力原文：W:Mike,howdidyouenjoyyourtrip?WhatdidyouthinkofLosAngeles?

M:Itwasallright.IlikeditbetterthanIthoughtIwould.Theproblemistransportation.Thebusserviceisterrible,andtheydon'thaveasubway.

Q:WhatdoesthemanthinkofLosAngeles?

(15)

A.Itisthebestcityhe'severvisited.

B.Itwasworsethanhehadexpected.

C.Itisdifficulttogetaroundinthecity.

D.Thehotelserviceisterribleinthecity.

23.(35)

A.Failuretorestduringtheday.

B.Lackofsleeponweekends.

C.Vigorousexerciseintheevening.

D.Eatingcheesebeforegoingtobed.

24.(41)

25.(21)

A.Ahardworkingandambitiousyoungman.

B.Ayoungmangoodatmanaginghistime.

C.Acollegegraduatewithpracticalworkingexperience.

D.Ayoungmanwithhisownideaofwhatisimportant.

26.听力原文：W:I'vegivensomethoughttoenterpolitieswhenIgetolder.Youknow,maybeworkingbehindthescenestohelpsomeonegetapositioningovernment.

M:Whynotrunforofficeforyourself?Areyouafraidofstandingoutasafemalepolitician?

Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

(15)

A.Thewomaniseagertoenterpolitics.

B.Themanhasworkedforthegovernment.

C.Peoplewillbecomeoldafterenteringpolitics.

D.Femalepoliticiansarerare.

27.

【B10】

28.

【B6】

29.听力原文：W:Hmm,Hi.

M:Hi.I'mgoingdoortodoortonighttotellpeopleaboutthestudentactioncoalition.Doyouhaveafewminutes?

W:Sure.YouknowIthinkIreadsomethinginthenewspaperlastweek.

M:Yeah.Therewasanarticleaboutthisinthelastissue.See,we'retryingtoprotectandconservesomeoftheopenspacesoncampus.

W:That'sright.Youarethegroupthat'sopposingtheextensionoftheparkinglotnexttoSwingHall,right?

M:That'sus.Wemustfeelthatit'simportanttosavesomeofthenaturalbeautyofthecampus,likeover-bySwing.Someofthosetreesarehundredsofyearsold.

W:Itisaprettyspot.MyfriendsandIhavehadpicnicsovertherebythecreek.

M:Thenyouunderstandhowwefeel.We'reorganizingarallyonThursdayafternoontogettheadministrationtoreconsidertheparkinglotplan.

W:Well,IhaveaclassonThursdayafternoon.

M:Butmaybeyoucouldsignthispetition?We'regoingtosubmitittotheadministrationtodemonstratehowthestudentsfeelaboutthis.

W:Sure,letmegetapenandI'llsignit.

M:Ihaveapenrighthere.Andletmeleaveyouthispamphletaboutthestudentactioncoalition.Maybeyoucouldcometosomeofourmeeting.Wegettogetheronceamonth.

W:Yeah.I'dliketoknowmoreaboutyourgroup.LetmeknowwhenthenextmeetingisandI'lltrytobethere.

(23)

A.Shesawthemprotesting.

B.Shereadabouttheminthenewspaper.

C.Sheattendedoneoftheirmeetings.

D.Herroommateisamember.

30.(25)

A.Theyaremorelikelytodamagethecave.

B.It'shardforthem'tostayawake.

C.Theytendtobreaktheirequipment.

D.Theymayimagineseeingthingsthataren'treallythere.

31.(31)

A.Takeyourseatbeforeothers.

B.Talkaboutsomediningcustomsinyourcountries.

C.Receiveyourmeal.

D.Begintoeatheartily.

32.听力原文：M:WasIsupposedtogivetheseminarpresentationthisweek?

W:No,IassignedittoJoan.

Q:Whatwillhappenthisweek?

(13)

A.Joanwillgiveouttheassignments.

B.Joanwillspeakintheseminar.

C.Joanwon'tbepresentaltheseminar.

D.Joanwon'tsignthepetitions.

33.(28)

A.Sleepcanstrengthenmemories.

B.Sleepcanrecovermemories.

C.Sleepcanprotectmemoriesagainstinterference.

D.Sleepcanharmmemories.

34.SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthe

Wecanexperiencestressanytimewefeelwedon'thave【B1】______.Itcancomefromafeelingthatwecan'tdoanythingabout.Basically,itisthebody'swayofshowingworryor【B2】______.

Stressisnotjustcausedbyourmentalor【B3】______condition,'itisalso【B4】______byhowtiredweare,whetherwehavea【B5】______dietwithenoughvitaminsandminerals,whetherwegetenoughphysicalexercise,andwhetherwecan【B6】______.

Ifwefeelstressed,thereareseveralthingsthatwecando.First,weneedtolearnhowtorelaxandbreatheslowlyand【B7】______.

Wecanalsotakesometimeoutofourworried,busy【B8】______tonoticethesmallthingsinlife.Smelltheair,lookattheflowers,noticethesmalldesignsintheleavesonatree--【B9】____________________.Weneedtotakecareofourbodies.【B10】_____________________.

Finally,weneedtofindwhatiscausingthestressinourlives.Oncewehavefoundit,weneedtobegintochangethatpartofourlives.【B11】_____________________________.

【B1】

35.【B5】

36.听力原文：W:Mr.Green,whatdoyouthinkoftheeconomicforecastsfornextyear?Forexample,whatwillhappentohousingcosts?

M:Well,there'sgoodnewsforbuyers.Priceswon'tincrease.Infact,they'llfallslightly.Therearedifferentreasonsforthis.Oneisthatitwon'tbesoeasytoborrowmoney.Asecondreasonisthattherearestillalotofemptynewhousesonthemarket.

W:Isee.Andwhataboutfoodprices?Willtheyfalltoo?

M:I'mafraidnot.Yousee,inflationwillincrease,soconsumerpriceswillrisetoo.Ithinkwecanexpecta3%riseinprices.

W:Someeconomistssaythatunemploymentwillrise.Areyouoneofthesepeople?

M:No,I'mnot.Ithinkit'lldecrease.Tradewithothercountrieshasimproveddramaticallyoverthepastyear.Andtheincreaseindemandforgoodsmeansthattherewillbemorejobs.

W:Well,ifunemploymentfalls,canweexpectwagestofalltoo?

M:No,no.Theaveragewagewillincrease.Notverymuch,I'mafraid,buttherewillbeaslightincrease.

W:Onefinancialquestion,Mr.Green.Whatwillhappentopetrolprices?Willtheyincreaseordecreasenextyear?

M:That'saverydifficultquestiontoanswerbecausewedon'tknowwhat'llhappenintheoilproducingcountries.Ihaveafeelingthatpriceswillgodown.However,Icouldbewrong!

W:Mr.Green,thankyouverymuchforyourtime.

M:Mypleasure.

(20)

A.Housingcosts.

B.Averagewage.

C.Unemployment.

D.Oilprices.

37.

【B3】

38.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

听力原文：M:Pleasetakeaseat,andwecanhavealittlerestbeforetheluggageissenttoyourroom.Howwasyourjourney?

W:Nottoobad.Theflightwasquitesmooth,butwe'veflownforsome16hours.

Q:Whereistheconversationmostlikelytakingplace?

(12)

A.Atahotel.B.Atatheatre.C.Atacinema.D.Atanairport.

39.(29)

A.Howtosew.

B.Howtopaint.

C.Howtotakephotos.

D.Howtocook.

40.

【B4】

三、4.ReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)(20题)41.Anewsurveyofmedical-schooldeansfindsthatunprofessionalconductonblogsandsocial-networkingsitesisincreasingamongmedicalstudents.Althoughmedstudentsfullyunderstandpatient-confidentialitylawsandareindoctrinatedinthehighethicalstandardstowhichtheirwhite-coatedprofessionisheld,manyofthemstilluseInternettomakediscriminatorystatementsanddiscusspatientcasesinviolationofconfidentialitylaws,accordingtothesurvey.

Weassumedthatstudentswere"educatedaboutprofessionalconductonlineandusedbetterjudgment."Butmedicalstudents,itseems,arenodifferentfromtherestofuswhenitcomestopostingdrunkenpartypicturesonlineortweetingabouttheirdailycomings,goingsandmusings—howeverinappropriatetheymaybe.Manystudentsfeeltheyareentitledtopostwhattheywishontheirpersonalprofiles,maintainingthattheinformationisinfactpersonalandnotsubjecttothesamepoliciesandguidelinesthatgoverntheirprofessionalbehavior.oncampus.Thoughmedicalstudentswouldagreethatphysicians—andotherprofessionals,liketeachers—shouldbeheldtoahigherstandardofintegritybysociety,thenewstudysuggeststhatthey'reconfusedbyhowrulesapply,especiallyincyberspace,oncethewhitecoatcomesoff."Theythinkit'ssomethingonlyfortheirfriends,eventhoughit'snotprivate."saysDr.NeilParker,seniorassociatedeanforstudentaffairsforgraduatemedicaleducationatUCLA'sDavidGeffenSchoolofMedicine.

Thatattitudeislargelydictatedbyage,saysParker.Infocusgroupsinvolvingstudents,faculty,administratorsandstaff,theschoolhasfoundacleargenerationaldividebetweenthosewhotendtoblurthelinebetweentheirpersonalandprofessionallivesandthosewhodon't.Youngerstudentsweremorelikelythanolderstaffmemberstobelievethattheirthoughtsandopinionswerevalidtopostonline,regardlessoftheirpotentiallydamagingordiscriminatoryimpactonothers.

Theissueisespeciallyrelevantwhenitcomestodiscussingpatientcases.Lawsprohibitdoctorsfromtalkingaboutpatientsusingindividuallyidentifiableinformation.However,asParkernotes,sharingpatientcareexperiencescanbeausefulandpowerfullearningtoolformedicalstudentsthatencourages"reflection,empathyandunderstanding,"hewritesinthepaper.Althoughdiscussingtheirexperiencesonlinemaybeallowed,studentsmustbemadeawarethatidentifyinginformationisnotlimitedtopatients'namesandthatdivulgingothercharacteristicsanddetailsoftenviolatespatient-privacylaws.

It'sthattypeofeducationthatmedicalschoolsneedtoincludemoreintheircurricula.Ensuringthatstudentsareawareofprivacysettingsonsocial-networkingsitesisanother."Moststudentswantustoprovidethemwitheducationandguidelines,butnotpolicies.Itisadifferentculture;wealwayssaywehavetobeculture-sensitivetoourpatients,butwehavetobeculture-sensitivetoourstudentsaswell."Parkersays.

Whatistrueaccordingtothesurvey?

A.Manymedicalstudentstreatpatientsunjustly.

B.LotsofmedicalstaffviolatesconfidentialitylawsontheInternet.

C.Manymedicalstudentsfailtoholdhighprofessionalstandard.

D.Patients'privacyneedstobeprotectedbadly.

42.

Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

43.

Theauthorwritesofthedevelopmentofgeologytodemonstrate______.

A.thechangeofpoliciesinscientificpublications

B.thedifficultiesofamateursinscientificstudy

C.theprocessofspecializationandprofessionalisation

D.thediscriminationofprofessionalsagainstamateurs

44.

TheSoilAssociation'sassertedthattheFSA'sreport______.

A.hadnoticedtheimpactoforganicagricultureontheenvironment

B.hadignoredtoexaminetheeffectofpesticideuse

C.shouldbecriticizedforneglectingthebenefitoforganicfood

D.hasentirelydisregardedtheintentofthestudy

45.

IntheUnitedStates,theblackwere______.

A.ofthelowestsocialstatusandsufferedfrompovertyinthelate1960s

B.mostlylivinginslumswheretheywerehauntedbycriminalsinthelate1960s

C.livingaquietandpeacefullifeinlargecitiesinthelate1960s

D.enjoyingequalitywiththewhitepeopleinthelate1960s

46.

Theauthor'spresentationofthepositivesideofhighheelsismeantto______.

A.beironic

B.pokefunatwomen

C.befairtothefashionindustry

D.makehispointconvincing

47.

Wecaninferfromthefirstparagraphthat______.

A.BBSRCisnotinfavorofGEbiotechnology

B.LordSainsburyisawell-knownscientisthimself

C.mostsupermarketsinBritainsellGEfoods

D.BurkeisnotawareofpublicignoranceaboutGEfoods

48.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

MasstransportationrevisedthesocialandeconomicfabricoftheAmericancityinthreefundamentalways.Itcatalyzed(刺激)physicalexpansion,itsortedoutpeopleandlanduses,anditacceleratedtheinherentinstabilityofurbanlife.Byopeningvastareasofunoccupiedlandforresidentialexpansion,theomnibuses,homerailways,commutertrains,andelectrictrolleyspulledsettledregionsoutwardtwotofourtimesmoredistantfromcitycentersthantheywereinthepremodernera.In1850,forexample,thebordersofBostonlayscarcelytwomilesfromtheoldbusinessdistrict;bytheturnofthecenturytheradiusextendedtenmiles.Nowthosewhocouldafforditcouldlivefarremovedfromtheoldcitycenterandstillcommutethereforwork,shopping,andentertainment.Thenewaccessibilityoflandaroundtheperipheryofalmosteverymajorcitysparkedanexplosionofrealestatedevelopmentandfueledwhatwenowknowasurbansprawl.Between1890and1920,forexample,some250,000newresidentiallotswererecordedwithinthebordersofChicago,mostofthemlocatedinoutlyingareas.Overthesameperiod,another550,000wereplottedoutsidethecitylimitsbutwithinthemetropolitanarea.Anxioustotakeadvantageofthepossibilitiesofcommuting,realestatedevelopersadded800,000potentialbuildingsitestotheChicagoregioninjustthirtyyears—lotsthatcouldhavehousedfivetosixmillionpeople.

Ofcourse,manywereneveroccupied;therewasalwaysahugesurplusofsubdivided,butvacant,landaroundChicagoandothercities.Theseexcessesunderscoreafeatureofresidentialexpansionrelatedtothegrowthofmasstransportation:urbansprawlwasessentiallyunplanned.Itwascarriedoutbythousandsofsmallinvestorswhopaidlittleheedtocoordinatedlanduseortofuturelandusers.Thosewhopurchasedandpreparedlandforresidentialpurposes,particularlylandnearoroutsidecityborderswheretransitlinesandmiddle-classinhabitantswereanticipated,didsotocreatedemandasmuchastorespondtoit.Chicagoisaprimeexampleofthisprocess.Realestatesubdivisionthereproceededmuchfasterthanpopulationgrowth.

Whatisthepassagemainlyconcerned?

49.

Peoplecannotreachanagreementonsolvingtheproblemofpackagingbecause______.

50.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisashortpassagewith5questionsorincompletestatements.Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthefewestpossiblewords.

Teachingchildrentoreadwellfromthestartisthemostimportanttaskofelementaryschools.Butrelyingoneducatorstoapproachthistaskcorrectlycanbeagreatmistake.Manyschoolscontinuetoemployinstructionalmethodsthathavebeenprovenineffective.Thestayingpowerofthe"look-say"or"whole-word"methodofteachingbeginningreadingisperhapsthemostnotoriousexampleofthisfailuretoinstructeffectively.

The"whole-word"approachtoreadingstressesthemeaningofwordsoverthemeaningofletters,thinkingoverdecoding,developingasightvocabularyoffamiliarwordsoverdevelopingtheabilitytounlockthepronunciationofunfamiliarwords.Itfitsinwiththeself-directed,"learninghowtolearn"activitiesrecommendedbyadvocatesof"open"classroomsandwiththeconceptthatchildrenhavetobedevelopmentallyreadytobeginreading.Before1963,nomajorpublisherputoutanythingbutthese"RunSpotRun"readers.

However,in1955,RudolfFleschtouchedoffwhathasbeencalled"thegreatdebate"inbeginningreading.Inhisbest-sellerWhyJohnnyCan'tRead,Fleschindicted(控拆)thenation'spublicschoolsformiseducatingstudentsbyusingthe"look-say"method.Hesaid—andmorescholarlystudiesbyJeaneChallandRovertDykstralaterconfirmed—thatanotherapproachtobeginningreading,foundedonphonics,isfarsuperior.

Systematicphonicsfirstteacheschildrentoassociatelettersandlettercombinationswithsounds;itthenteachesthemhowtoblendthesesoundstogethertomakewords.Ratherthanbuildinguparelativelylimitedvocabularyofmemorizedwords,itimpartsacodebywhichthepronunciationsofthevastmajorityofthemostcommonwordsintheEnglishlanguagecanbelearned.Phonicsdoesnotdevaluetheimportanceofthinkingaboutthemeaningofwordsandsentences;itsimplyrecognizesthatdecodingisthelogicalandnecessaryfirststep.

Themethodsofteachingchildrentoreadwellfromthestartcriticizedbytheauthorincluderelyingoneducators,ineffectiveinstructionalmethodsand______.

51.

Theword"mid-Atlantic"inthepassage(Para.6)probablymeans______.

A.AmericanandEuropean

B.AmericanandBritish

C.theAtlanticOcean

D.inthemiddleoftheAtlanticOcean

52.Inadditiontoredistributingincomes,inflationmayaffectthetotalrealincomeandproductionofthecommunity.Anincreaseinpricesisusuallyassociatedwithhighemployment.Inmoderateinflation,industriesareoperatingefficientlyandoutputisnearcapacity.Thereisagreatdealofprivateinvestmentandjobsareplentiful,Suchhasbeenthehistoricalpattern.Thus,manybusinesspersonsandunionleaders,inevaluatingalittledeflationandalittleinflation,considerthelattertobethelesseroftwoevils.Inmildinflation,thelossestofixed-incomegroupsareusuallylessthanthegainstotherestofthecommunity.Evenworkerswithrelativelyfixedwagesareoftenbetteroffbecauseofimprovedemploymentopportunitiesandgreatertake-homepay,ariseininterestratesonnewsecuritiesmaypartlycompensateforanylossestocreditor,andincreasesinpensionbenefitsmaypartlymakeuplossestoretirees.

Indeflation,ontheotherhand,thegrowingunemploymentoflaborandcapitalcausesthecommunity'stotalwell-beingtobeless;soinasense,thegainersgetlessthantheloserslose.Asamatteroffact,inadepression,oratimeofseveredeflation,almosteveryonesuffers,includingthecreditorwhoisleftwithuncollectabledebts.

Forthesereasonsasincreaseinconsumptionofinvestmentspendingisconsideredgoodintimes'ofunemployment,evenifthistendstoincreasepricesslightly.Whentheeconomicsystemissufferingfromseveredepression,fewpeoplewillcriticizeprivate'orpublicspendingonthegroundthatthismightbeinflationary.Actually,mostofthisincreasedspendingwillincreaseproductionandcreatejobs.Once,lullemploymentandfullplantcapacityhavebeenreached,however,anyfurtherincreasesinspendingarelikelytobecompletelywastedinpriceincrease.

"Historicalpatterns"mentionedinthepassagemeansthatinmildinflation______.

A.therewillbemoreproductionandemployment

B.privateinvestmentwillbemoderateandpeople'sincomeinfluenced

C.thebadeffectsoftiletwoevilswillbeassociatedwitheachother

D.thefixedwagesoftheworkersarenolongerfixed

53.SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Pleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

OnDecember25,2000,manypeopleacrossNorthAmericareceivedarareChristmastreatwhenthemoonpassedinfrontofthesunresultinginapartialsolareclipse.

Solareclipsesoccurwhenthemoon【C1】______betweentheearthandthesun,andthemoon'sshadowcoverspartoftheearth;andatotalsolareclipsetakesplacewhenthemoon'sshadowblocksoutthesun【C2】______.WhatmadethisparticularsolareclipseuniquewasthatthiseventhasoccurredonDecembertwenty-filthonly30times【C3】______thepast5000years,thelasttimein1954.

Butpeoplemustbeexceptionally【C4】______whenattemptingtoviewasolareclipse.Withouttakingprecautionary【C5】______,onecanpermanentlydamagetheretinaoftheeye;however,thereareseveralsafemethodsof【C6】______thisheavenlymarvel.

First,youcanviewasolareclipsebyusingeclipsesafetyglassesforfilteringoutthesun's【C7】______rays.Theyshouldbeusedwhenanypartofthesunisvisible.

Sunglassescanblockoutsomeofthesun'sultravioletrays,buttheresultscanbeverydeceptive.Theeye'snatural【C8】______tothisdarkenedstatewhenwearingsunglassesistomakethepupillarger,whichallowsinmorelightandcan【C9】______thedamagetoyoureye.

Youcanwatchaneclipsebyprojectingthesun's【C10】______onapieceofpapereitherbyusingatelescope,oreasieryet,bycreatingapinholeinapieceofpaperandviewingtheresultonanotherpieceofpaper,thuscalledapinholeprojector.

[A]lively[I]during

[B]passes[J]intensify

[C]among[K]measures

[D]careful[L]reaction

[E]target[M]investigating

[F]entirely[N]harmful

[G]image[O]poses

[H]witnessing

【C1】

54.

Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat______.

A.itisquitesmoothforBorisFyodorovtoburycommunism

B.BorisFyodorovowedratherlargefortuneincludingablackcar

C.whatBorisFyodorovdidisoutofprudenceandcarefulthinking

D.BorisFyodorovestablishedUnitedFinancialGroupwithafriendin1994

55.

WhatisthemostlikelyreasonfortheBritishsystemoflocalgovernmenttobethemostrepresentativeone?

A.Thesystemcanbeeasilyappliedtodifferentcountries.

B.Thesystemcreatestheutmostefficiencyinundertakingactivities.

C.ThesystemiswidelyusedinmanyregionsonceruledbyBritain.

D.Thesystempromotesextensivecooperationwithothersystems.

56.

AccordingtotheAmericanLawInstitute,thewarningsonproductsshouldnotbeintendedforlegalprotectionbutfor______.

57.

Encouragingoldladlestocrossthestreetwheneverandwherevertheywanttoisatypicalexampleof______.

58.SectionB

Directions:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.

Occasionalself-medicationhasalwaysbeenpartofnormalliving.Themakingandsellingofdrugshavealonghistoryandarecloselylinked,likemedicalpracticeitself,withthebeliefinmagic.Onlyduringthelasthundredyearsorsohasthedevelopmentofscientifictechniquesmadeitpossibleforsomeofthecausesofsymptomstobeunderstood,sothatmoreaccuratediagnosishasbecomepossible.Thedoctorisnowabletofollowupthecorrectdiagnosisofmanyillnesseswithspecifictreatmentoftheircauses.Inmanyotherillnesses,ofwhichthecausesremainunknown,itisstilllimited,liketheunqualifiedprescriber,tothetreatmentofsymptoms.Thedoctoristrainedtodecidewhentotreatsymptomsonlyandwhentoattackthecause:thisistheessentialdifferencebetweenmedicalprescribingandself-medication.

Theadvanceoftechnologyhasbroughtaboutmuchprogressinsomefieldsofmedicine,includingthedevelopmentofscientificdragtherapy.Inmanycountriespublichealthorganizationisimprovingandpeople'snutritionalstandardshaverisen.Parallelwithsuchbeneficialtrendshavetwoadverseeffects.Oneistheuseofhigh-pressureadvertisingbythepharmaceuticalindustry,whichhastendedtoinfluencebothpatientsanddoctorsandhasledtotheoveruseofdrugsgenerally.Theotheristheemergenceofthesedentarysocietywithitsfaultywaysoflife:lackofexercise,over-eating,unsuitableeating,insuff